Boundaries Search

In this section we’ve learned about healthy professional boundaries and how to respect the physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, privacy, autonomy, and ownership boundaries of clients. We’ve talked about the difficulty of keeping sessions client-centric and healthy when dual relationships exist.  Now, let’s apply what we know to better comprehend and memorize this content. Activity 1:

A dual relationship is a situation in which more than one relationship with a client is present. A dual relationship with a client may compromise the therapeutic relationship because a secondary relationship stretches beyond the massage session, causing confusing boundary issues. Anytime you provide massage to a friend, family member, business associate, love interest, coworker,

From earlier discussions, we know that a sense of ownership implies the right to keep an object or idea, give it away, sell it, share it, or lend it. In addition, ownership implies the right to exclude others from using one’s property, objects, or ideas. We also know that people “own” their time and that

In Lesson 01 (Personal Space and Personal Boundaries), we learned that autonomy means “self-law” and is understood as the right and capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision to govern one’s own life. In healthy therapeutic massage relationships, clients feel empowered to make choices about what happens to them during sessions. Client choice reduces the

In Lesson 01 (Personal Space and Personal Boundaries) we learned that privacy is the state or condition of being free from observation or disturbance by other people. When someone undermines our need for anonymity or shares our personal information without our consent, privacy boundaries are violated. In a therapeutic massage relationship, we set effective privacy

In Lesson 01, we learned that emotional space is the aspect of personal space related to how much emotional expression, emotional sharing, and emotional stimulation people can tolerate without feeling overwhelmed. Emotional space is flexible and changes subconsciously in response to people and situations. Experiencing, expressing, and sharing emotion feels safe and good in some

In Lesson 01 of this program, we learned that we all live by a set of intellectual and spiritual ideas, beliefs, attitudes, and values that encompass our thoughts and feelings about what is good, what is right, and our approach to living a meaningful life. This set of mental constructs, which hold emotional significance, can

In a therapeutic massage relationship, we empower clients by recognizing their right to a sensory environment that allows them to relax completely in safe, clean, and comfortable surroundings. Lighting: Sometimes sessions rooms are dark, and sometimes they are bright. Ask clients their preferences for the amount of light used in the massage session room. Sound: